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North America · Northern America

Total Species
11292
Threatened
3
CR + EN + VU
Population
331,002,647
Area
9,833,517 km²

Conservation Status Overview

Critically Endangered 1
Endangered 1
Vulnerable 1
Near Threatened 1
Least Concern 1
Data Deficient 1
Not Evaluated 1
Extinct in the Wild 1
Extinct 1

Species by Taxonomic Group

Plantae 5386
Animalia 3833
Fungi 1835
Protozoa 86
Bacteria 78
Chromista 74

Featured Species

All Species in United States

Spiny Heath Lichen

Cetraria aculeata

Least Concern

Bastard Gentian

Gentiana linearis

Not Evaluated

Brazilian cat's ear

Hypochaeris chillensis

Not Evaluated

Pinewoods fingergrass

Eustachys petraea

Not Evaluated

Teasel clover

Trifolium retusum

Not Evaluated

Bluish Borer Beetle

Agrilus cyanescens

Data Deficient

Terracotta Hedgehog

Hydnum rufescens

Data Deficient

coast banksia

Banksia integrifolia

Least Concern

thick ragged moss

Brachythecium turgidum

Least Concern

Salted Shield Lichen

Parmelia saxatilis

Least Concern

Bean weevil

Acanthoscelides obtectus

Not Evaluated

Bear Oak

Quercus ilicifolia

Least Concern

Three-Way Sedge

Dulichium arundinaceum

Not Evaluated

beautiful branch moss

Callicladium haldanianum

Near Threatened

Thrips

Parthenothrips dracaenae

Not Evaluated

Sponge

Protosuberites epiphytum

Data Deficient

Beech aphid

Phyllaphis fagi

Not Evaluated

Thymeleaf loosestrife

Lythrum thymifolia

Not Evaluated

Bedstraw

Galium aparine

Least Concern

Beebalm

Monarda didyma

Not Evaluated

Beech Woodwart

Hypoxylon fragiforme

Least Concern

Bee lice

Braula coeca

Near Threatened

Timber Mazegill

Gloeophyllum trabeum

Not Evaluated

Savory

Satureja montana

Not Evaluated

Beetle

Chrysobothris affinis

Least Concern

Beet tortoise beetle

Cassida nebulosa

Vulnerable

bird cherry-oat aphid

Rhopalosiphum padi

Not Evaluated

Big Chickweed

Cerastium holosteoides

Not Evaluated

Flea'S Ear

Chlorencoelia versiformis

Not Evaluated

Bitter-Ash

Euonymus atropurpureus

Least Concern

Jointed goatgrass

Aegilops cylindrica

Not Evaluated

Bitter Nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Least Concern

Bitter Wintercress

Barbarea vulgaris

Not Evaluated

Tower rockcress

Turritis glabra

Least Concern

Fleshfly

Meoneura lacteipennis

Least Concern

Cast iron plant

Aspidistra elatior

Not Evaluated

Black garlic

Allium nigrum

Not Evaluated

Inflatedscale flatsedge

Cyperus aggregatus

Least Concern

Rove beetle

Placusa tachyporoides

Least Concern

Black-fiber palm

Arenga pinnata

Not Evaluated

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Vulnerable

Indigo sauvage

Tephrosia pumila

Least Concern

Water-wisteria

Hygrophila difformis

Least Concern

Cryptamorpha

Cryptamorpha desjardinsi

Not Evaluated

common cockroach, oriental cockroach

Blatta orientalis

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf false carrot

Turgenia latifolia

Not Evaluated

Broadleaf Speedwell

Veronica teucrium

Not Evaluated

Tuberous bulrush

Bolboschoenus glaucus

Least Concern

Leafminer

Etainia sericopeza

Not Evaluated

Broad-Leaved Hemp-Nettle

Galeopsis ladanum

Endangered

Common heathgrass

Danthonia decumbens

Near Threatened

Broad-Leaved Woolly Sedge

Carex pellita

Least Concern

Brook Snaketail

Ophiogomphus aspersus

Least Concern

Broom-Sedge

Andropogon virginicus

Not Evaluated

Northern Arrow-Wood

Viburnum recognitum

Least Concern

Deergrass

Trichophorum caespitosum

Least Concern

Brown Centipede

Lithobius forficatus

Least Concern

Cystostereum murrayi

Near Threatened

Few-Nerved Wood Sedge

Carex leptonervia

Not Evaluated

Bull cottonthistle

Onopordum tauricum

Not Evaluated

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